... for GM to borrow money and difficult for consumers and dealers to finance new vehicles. Washington Mutual Inc. and WorldCom Inc. are the second and third largest U.S. companies to file for bankruptcy protection. AP Auto Writer Kimberly S ...

... Sarbanes-Oxley anti-fraud law, which was enacted in 2002 after accounting scandals at companies like Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. A key part of this law requires public companies to file reports on the strength of internal financial controls and ...

WASHINGTON -- WorldCom Inc., already facing fraud charges involving almost $4 billion in disguised expenses, told the government Monday it is investigating ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- WorldCom Inc., the nation's No. 2 long-distance company, slid toward bankruptcy Wednesday after disclosing what could be the biggest ...

JACKSON, Miss. -- WorldCom Inc.'s Scott Sullivan was the kind of forthright chief financial officer that fostered respect among Wall Street analysts who rely ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Telecommunications giant WorldCom Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday, about a month after disclosing it had inflated profits by nearly $4 billion through ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- WorldCom Inc.'s bankruptcy filing Sunday delivers a body blow to a sector already reeling from tumbling revenues, fleeing customers and ...

NEW YORK -- Prosecutors indicted two WorldCom Inc. executives Wednesday, including the telecommunications giant's former chief financial officer, Scott Sullivan. They also ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal antitrust enforcers have recommended blocking WorldCom Inc.'s $115 billion buyout of Sprint Corp. because it would violate antitrust law, The Wall Street Journal reported today. The ...

CLINTON, Miss. (AP) -- A week ago, WorldCom Inc.'s employees and hometown supporters were hanging on encouraging words from the telecom's new chief. John Sidgmore, the ...